Press

Keiko Fukuda and Mrs. Judo: Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful

 

5/16/12 – Commonwealth Club of California (podcast) – Mrs. Judo: Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful

 

3/27/12 – Noe Valley Voice – Local Life Force Found in New Film

 

3/9/12 – ABC 7 News San Francisco – 98-year-old San Francisco judo master star of new documentary film

 

3/9/12 – blogtalkradio (podcast) – Wanda’s Picks Podcast

 

3/7/12 – California Watch – Premiere: Mrs. Judo: Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful

 

2/11/12 – Rafu Shimpo – S.F. International Asian American Film Festival Turns 30

 

10/1/2011 – AARP Magazine – Black Belt Judo Pioneer: 98-year-old woman achieves highest martial arts honor

 

09/26/2011 – 47news.jp – 97歳で柔道を教える サンフランシスコ在住の福田敬子3 件さん

 

09/16/2011 – espnW – 98-year-old woman reaches highest echelon of judo

 

08/28/2011 – Today.com – Accomplishing amazing athletic feats – in their 80s and 90s

 

08/22/2011 – Sports Illustrated – Go Figure – 98, Age of Keiko Fukuda Shihan, the sole surviving student of judo founder Jigoro Kano and the first woman of 15 people to attain the sport’s highest rank, 10th-degree black belt.

 

08/19/2011 – Frankfurter Neue Press – Höchste Auszeichnung für 98-jährige Judokämpferin

 

08/19/2011 – NZZ Online Zurich – Die Übermutter der Powerfrauen: Höchste Auszeichnung für 98-jährige Judokämpferin

 

08/16/2011 – TimeOut Tokyo – Keiko Fukuda: Judo 10th dan at 98 years old: Original judo queen’s life is the subject of new documentary

 

08/15/2011 – Huffington PostKeiko Fukuda Becomes 98-Year-Old Black Belt (VIDEO)

 

08/14/2011 – Time.com – 98 Year-old Woman Earns Highest Degree in Judo

 

08/13/2011 – The Rafu ShimpoFukuda Promoted to 10th Dan — First Woman to Achieve Judo’s Top Rank

 

08/13/2011 – Daily MailDon’t mess with Keiko! 98-year-old Judo master becomes first woman to earn highest-level black belt

 

08/13/2011 – laRepluclicca.it TV – Judo, super-cintura nera a 98 anni: Keiko ottiene ”il decimo dan”

 

08/13/2011 – Shine from Yahoo98-year-old woman becomes first woman ever to earn Judo’s highest-degree black belt

 

08/12/2011 – BBC Radio Global News –  Judo Pensioner (18 mins. into podcast)

 

08/12/2011 – CBC Radio, As it HappensShe’s still getting her kicks — and giving them. A ninety-eight year-old San Francisco judo master becomes the first woman to earn a tenth-degree black belt.

 

08/11/2011 – ABC NewsKeiko Fukuda, 98, Becomes First Woman to Earn Highest Level Black Belt

 

08/10/2011 – The Daily Telegraph Australia – 98 year old woman Sensei Keiko Fukuda gets judo black belt

 

08/09/2011 – NPR – Nonagenarian Earns Judo’s 10th Degree Black Belt

 

08/06/2011 – San Francisco ChronicleJudo master makes 10th degree black belt

 

07/25/2011 – San Francisco ChronicleKeiko Fukuda – Judo master – doc in 2012

 

04/26/2011 – Rafu ShimpoA Banner Year for a Judo Pioneer

 

04/05/2011 – Nichi Bei NewsSTRONG, GENTLE AND BEAUTIFUL: Judo master Keiko Fukuda’s legacy

 

01/06/2011 – Rafu ShimpoStrong, Gentle, Beautiful